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Genuinely curious as to why this was submitted to HN, and even more so why it made it to the front page. Was it written by an AI, and is being showcased as an e
by doodpants 2y ago
Genuinely curious as to why this was submitted to HN, and even more so why it made it to the front page. Was it written by an AI, and is being showcased as an example of such? As a good example, or a poor one, in terms of resulting quality?
- bpodgursky 2y ago[flagged]
- declan_roberts 2y agoUnfortunately the right to freedom of speech is undergoing a worldwide test right now, including in the USA.
- carimura 2y agoexactly. even this post is flagged. :)
- jmye 2y agoDo you think my inability to post AdviceAnimal style memes on HN is a free speech issue? Or do you think that a given forum deciding that it has a specific focus is actually ok, and that flagging an article as not belonging here is not, fundamentally, a comment on whether or not someone can say it at all? I find that most of the vocal “free speech” complaints seem to center on the belief that everyone is always obligated to host and support anything and everything I say, no matter where I say it. Your comment is emblematic of that, and I’m curious if that’s intentional or otherwise.
- carimura 2y agoMy comment about the irony of a free speech post being censured was mostly sarcasm. That said, Hn has a pretty broad set of topics that are allowed through. Right now there's a post on the top page that is just a rant about people being late to meetings. Is this more of the "specific focus" of Hn than "free speech"? I'd argue the opposite since technology is playing such a major role in the censorship of today. All that being said Hn remains my top visited site (by far), so I am not for a minute complaining about its quality of moderation.
- aleph__one 2y agoKeep drinking the Kremlin Koolaid (TM), friend.
- carimura 2y agoI see/hear various forms of this comment. Is believing that free speech is being threatened a Russian propaganda thing? I'm honestly curious?
- redwoolf 2y agoNanny-fascism because of crackdowns on racist riots?
- redwoolf 2y agoWhy the fuck does a simple question get downvoted? Jesus Christ!
- rendall 2y agoI didn't downvote it, but it comes off a a poison pill, not assuming good faith.
- rendall 2y agoProbably due to this kind of thing: > London's Metropolitan Police chief warned that officials will not only be cracking down on British citizens for commentary on the riots in the U.K., but on American citizens as well. > "We will throw the full force of the law at people. And whether you’re in this country committing crimes on the streets or committing crimes from further afield online, we will come after you," Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley told Sky News > One key aspect that makes this apparent crackdown on social media particularly shocking to critics is that the British government is threatening to extradite American citizens from the U.S. to be jailed in the U.K. for violating their rules about political speech online. https://www.aol.com/news/uk-police-commissioner-threatens-extradite-003046067.html?guccounter=1 https://www.aol.com/news/uk-police-commissioner-threatens-ex...
- aleph__one 2y agoDon’t bother with the troll. Just another Putin-bot.
- bpodgursky 2y agoI don't think it's humanly possible for me to verify my real-world identity any more clearly. There aren't any other bpodgursky's on or off the internet.
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- kayodelycaon 2y agoI found it completely unreadable. A lot of the first comments on any article are from people who only read the title. Which makes sense, you save a lot of time by not reading the article. Anyone who is reading the article hasn't had a chance to comment yet.
- aleph__one 2y agoSame. It reads like LLM nonsense.